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allie committed to florida state

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The only two left that could potentially transfer out are Gilbert and Richard

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if those 2 go, that would leave only flaujae and mikaylah from this year's squad! not including izzy. yikes!! gilbert leaving wouldnt surprise me. she could be waiting until the very last second, in an attempt to sabotage what has already turned out to be a crazy portal season!

jak mwenentanda just entered the portal out of texas.

she's a pretty decent post player! but i guess with the super bigs that vic has coming in, she may not get as much playing time.

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Dawn got her a deal for 150k

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okot, shes an international student. from kenya, no? how can dawn get her nil money? or is it disguised as something else? with all that's going on with the current administration's obsession with foreign students, she's the last person that should be trying to loophole anything. it took her 4 tries to get a US visa. that said.... there's supposedly issues with her current visa. which is another reason there's been no announcement about her new school.

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Send Rosario to spend some time with Angel Reese

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she did. they shot a mcdonalds commercial together. :lol:

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I’ve only seen highlights

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well im sure i could string together 2 years of ADR highlights and she'd look amazing! take in a whole game....

wisc vs uw

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any chance Smith comes back

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no. according to... i'll find that link for you... that bridge is burned with sa'myah. and now jersey's in the portal! great.

maybe they should look into montague out of mississippi state

she portaled today. she was their 2nd option behind okot. i watched her play against lsu again (and some other games).... she could be a sleeper pick!

looks like she was in a 3-man rotation at state. she's a sophomore, 6'5, got a big body, but she moves VERY well. she had at least 1 block in all the games i watched, and she has good hands!! when gilbert and flaujae penetrate and then look to dump the ball off to jersey or ADR--dropped pass. this girl... nope, not gonna have that problem. she just didnt get very many minutes at state.

pokey chatman
marie ferdinand
seimone augustus
sylvia fowles
elaine powell **

** i would credit her with jumpstarting the program that 95-96 year. team went to the sweet 16 in 97 and then didnt miss a tournament for like 12 years in a row.

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At some point these kids are not going to want to just go there and sit on the bench.

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its baffling to me too, but when you think about it, they all probably have the same end goal--wnba. and dawn's ties to the professional game run very deep! she's got connections everywhere. and with the folks who run usa olympics too. that could be invaluable to most of these girls! brea beal got cut from her drafted team a couple years ago, hadnt played on anyone's team since, and then ended up getting a try out with the aces last year! hmmm....wonder how that happened?? so yeah, it could just be not wanting to rock the boat with someone that can help you in the future.

dawn also makes it known that she communicates with the parents just as much as she does with the players. how many of those parents are drinking the kool-aid and telling their kids to stay put? i certainly think this is the case with fulwiley! if really feels like she wants to go, but mama probably telling her no.